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18 December 2017 • 09:40 AMT
Sleeping next to a smartphone can cause reproductive disorder, cancer

Researchers from the California Department of health say one should sleep at a distance of at least 80 centimeters from the smartphone.

18 December 2017 • 09:21 AMT
Syrian army troops press forward in southern Idlib

In northeast Hama, the Russian Air Force launched at least a dozen airstrikes over the key towns of Al-Shakusiyah and Al-Rahjan.

18 December 2017 • 08:55 AMT
Fitch revises Armenia’s Outlook to Positive; Affirms at ‘B+’

Fitch Ratings affirmed the sovereign’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at ‘B+’.

18 December 2017 • 08:44 AMT
Scientists close to finding out what causes Parkinson’s disease smell

A team from Manchester has found distinctive molecules that seem to be concentrated on the skin of Parkinson’s patients.

18 December 2017 • 08:15 AMT
Iran to deliver more gas to Armenia

Armenia and Iran have agreed to increase the volume of gas imported to Armenia in the framework of the Electricity for Natural Gas program.

18 December 2017 • 07:56 AMT
Turkey’s Besiktas looking to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan: report

Besiktas is reportedly interested in sighing midfielder of the Armenian national team and Manchester United playmaker Henrikh Mkhitaryan

18 December 2017 • 07:33 AMT
Iran expects free economic zone to boost trade with Armenia

The free economic zone that opened in the southern Armenian town of Meghri will embrace a wide framework of sectors.

18 December 2017 • 07:16 AMT
Gunmen attack military training center in Kabul

Gunmen are attacking the National Directorate of Security training facility as they hide in a building under construction.

18 December 2017 • 07:00 AMT
‘Kurdistan’ row still boiling in Turkish parliament

“Speaking about Kurdistan and referring to its geography on the map means dividing of Turkish territory,” Mustefa Elitas said.

18 December 2017 • 06:35 AMT
Armenian community puts up Christmas tree in Aleppo

The Syrian-Armenian community has decorated a Chrismast tree at the a square in Aleppo, 1 year after the city was liberated from militants.

16 December 2017 • 12:42 AMT
Syrian Army taking back Islamic State gains along Euphrates

Backed by heavy artillery, the Syrian Army began the’s assault by striking the Islamic State’s positions around the town of Ramadi.

16 December 2017 • 12:19 AMT
European Investment Bank stops financing of Azerbaijani gas project

The European Investment Bank’s board deferred making a decision on the TAP loan, citing a need to look at the project more closely.

16 December 2017 • 11:21 AMT
Turkey not ready to normalize relations with Armenia: Yerevan

The foreign ministry said Ankara doesn’t shy away from linking the Armenian-Turkish relations to the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.

16 December 2017 • 10:59 AMT
Researchers create glowing plants that give off light for 4 hours

The technology could also be used to provide low-intensity indoor lighting, or to transform trees into self-powered streetlights

16 December 2017 • 10:44 AMT
Mourinho says Henrikh Mkhitaryan is free to leave the club in January

Jose Mourinho says he won’t stand in the way of Marouane Fellaini or Henrikh Mkhitaryan if they want to leave the club in January.

16 December 2017 • 10:00 AMT
200 ceasefire violations by Azerbaijan registered over past week

The Karabakh Defense Army units continue holding an upper hand on the contact line and protecting their positions.

16 December 2017 • 09:49 AMT
Armenia parliamentary delegation to visit U.S. – envoy

Ambassador Grigor Hovhannissian met U.S. Congressmen Don Beyer, Lou Correa and Paul Tonko, the embassy said on December 15.

16 December 2017 • 09:26 AMT
Ways to expand Armenia-China trade ties discussed in Yerevan

The ways to expand the trade and economic relations between Armenia and China were discussed in Yerevan on December 15.

16 December 2017 • 08:47 AMT
Syrian army makes quiet gains in Deir ez-Zor

The Syrian Army and allies have liberated more than 50 square kilometers of territory in the southwestern countryside of the province.

16 December 2017 • 08:22 AMT
Armenian cyclist wins silver in Portugal, eyes World Championships

Armenian cyclist Edgar Stepanyan has won a silver medal in the scratch event of the Troféu Internacional in Anadia, Portugal.

16 December 2017 • 07:55 AMT
Armenia lawmaker urges Latvia to recognize Genocide

At the meeting, the sides discussed the ways to deepen bilateral ties and develop inter-parliamentary relations.

16 December 2017 • 07:34 AMT
Armenia and Artsakh’s first palliative care centers will open in 2018

The first palliative care centers will open in Armenia and Artsakh in 2018, minister of health Levon Altunyan said.

16 December 2017 • 07:03 AMT
Mkhitaryan disagreed with Mourinho’s opinion in heated bust-up: report

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jose Mourinho were involved in a heated training ground bust-up following a video analysis session.

16 December 2017 • 06:42 AMT
Syrian refugees improve Armenia’s social fabric: Al Jazeera

The integration of Syrian refugees in Armenia was easy as the new arrivals had the same ethnicity, religion and language, Al Jazeera says.

15 December 2017 • 14:42 AMT
Robots to help solve 4,500-year-old mystery of Great Pyramid of Giza

Using an imaging method and a robot based on cosmic rays scientists hope to uncover the mysteries of the pyramid.

15 December 2017 • 14:34 AMT
Turkey says will open embassy to Palestine in East Jerusalem

Mevlut Cavusoglu said there was “serious determination” among countries that have not yet recognised Palestine to do so.

15 December 2017 • 14:13 AMT
Armenia, China may launch direct flights in 2018: official

Armenia and China are now negotiating the launch of direct flights, which requires consistent work and evidence of economic benefits.

15 December 2017 • 13:50 AMT
Armenia assumes BSEC chairmanship in Kiev

Armenia on Friday, December 15 assumed chairmanship of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) in Kiev.

15 December 2017 • 13:06 AMT
New Armenian free economic zone launches in Meghri

The Meghri free economic zone in Armenia’s south launched on December 15, with prime minister Karen Karapetyan attending the event.

15 December 2017 • 12:23 AMT
Organic Agricultural Development 2017-2018 program winners revealed

Priority has been given to those organizations whose certification will offer wider export opportunities, enabling them to create more jobs.